All those who will be participating in the National Shutdown on Wednesday, 24 August, should expect no payment from their employers, especially government employees.
This after the government announced that it will implement a ‘no work no pay’ on public servants who participate on the planned protest action.
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24 Aug 2022
All #CosatuNationalStrike marches are on course across eleven cities/towns to reject the high costs of living in South Africa and erosion of wages in the labour market #CosatuNationalStrike #CosatuNationalStrike #CosatuNationalStrike #CosatuNationalStrike @eNCA @CyrilRamaphosa pic.twitter.com/kVQ2bHsmcC
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
Alliance partners are participating in the eleven #CosatuNationalStrike marches to pledge solidarity with poor working class communities @SACP1921 @MYANC @SANCONationale @SASCO_Jikelele @CosasHq @ANCYLhq @YCLSA @samkelemaseko pic.twitter.com/pXVHUcxm7I
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
Workers have arrived at the Union Buildings to hand over the memorandum of demands to address the rising costs of living in South Africa @PresidencyZA @NEDLAC_SA @deptoflabour @TreasuryRSA pic.twitter.com/2RvO2Eb0SI
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
Workers have arrived at the Union Buildings to hand over the memorandum of demands to address the rising costs of living in South Africa @PresidencyZA @NEDLAC_SA @deptoflabour @TreasuryRSA pic.twitter.com/MhU235jENq
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
#CosatuNationalStrike is underway across eleven cities/towns in South Africa to demand employers to pay workers #decentwages as the cost of living is too high @CyrilRamaphosa @PresidencyZA @ILOAfrica @cnbcafrica @AJEnglish @ReutersWorld pic.twitter.com/BPC7sdUdaU
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
#CosatuNationalStrike over the high cost of living is underway in Tshwane. Thousands of marchers are at the Union Buildings to hand over the memorandum @ewnupdates @JacaNews @jozifm @Radio702 @TeamNews24 @TimesLIVE @City_Press pic.twitter.com/3ljITNuJAf
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
#CosatuNationalStrike over the high cost of living is underway in Tshwane. Thousands of marchers are at the Union Buildings to hand over the memorandum @ewnupdates @JacaNews @jozifm @Radio702 @TeamNews24 @TimesLIVE @City_Press pic.twitter.com/7rYpQZLQje
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
Some union members gather outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, many wait to see whether or not the #NationalShutdown by Saftu will be a success today. pic.twitter.com/EkegAtZ184
— Palesa Dlamini (@PalesaDlamini_0) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
#NationalShutdown #capetown #southafrica ???????? pic.twitter.com/gTHBwELx2O
— James Costello ???????? (@jamescapetown) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
#NationalShutdown SAFTU lists 11 demands on a pamphlet handed out to those gathered. It includes a call for a R1500 Basic Income Grant and a minimum living wage of R72 per hour. @TheSAnews pic.twitter.com/ihznrGhgWT
— Storm (@storm___simpson) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
VIDEO | More and more people are continuing to arrive for the #NationalShutdown. They are now singing struggle songs on Lilian Ngoyi Street, as loud speakers continue to play music. #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/v3W2d3TH48
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
VIDEO | More and more people are continuing to arrive for the #NationalShutdown. They are now singing struggle songs on Lilian Ngoyi Street, as loud speakers continue to play music. #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/v3W2d3TH48
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) August 24, 2022
24 Aug 2022
Ngoba lento yenu ngathi ayicaci, ning’bize masekuwumtapo #NationalShutdown pic.twitter.com/AjvD3syPwm
— GoodFella (@Sbuda_MoLife) August 24, 2022